When I bought mine, it took years to identify it and I can still find diffrent names for it. What that means is, all the experts say something diffrent.
I settled on it being a 42 M-100 (registration says 42 special construction). The design stayed similar forever with only a few differences. If it still had the placard on the front it would be easy.
What I found out, there were a few diffrent manufactures, American and Canadian, civilian and military. Yours is like mine with the round fenders. I believe the square fenders were later or a diffrent builder. I do know at one time square and round fenders were made at the same time.
They came with or without a parking brake. My axle had been changed so that was non existent on mine but I could see where the handle was originally mounted. The tubs were sealed, at least in the early versions. Everyone made tailgates for them. I had read (but never verified) a company made tailgate kits for them. My tailgate is similar to yours but with a double layer of steel.
Your axle looks like the original older design. I base this on the size of the hub. The rear shackle dosent look right. Its missing the grease fittings. But that could mean civilian not military or most likely they were changed. The fold down leg is original but someone converted to a ball hitch.
Your springs are very early jeep
From the early 40's through the 70's these were sold all over. I got mine in the 80's and was the third owner as far as I know.
Personally, I love the design. I swapped in an axle with brakes, put 33's on it, a parking brake, cleaned and replaced what metal was damaged and have dragged it over some pretty nasty trails. Most of its life was spent hauling gear down black diamond trails for AAT maintenance. In the mid/late 90s I rebuilt it and added an RTT to it. Unfortunately it sits on the side yard. I build an enclosed trailer to replace it.
As an off road trailer they rock, just remember the suspension can be 80 years old.
Here's a picture of mine before I swapped the axle and went with bigger tires. I'm thinking this was late 80's ish. I would have owned it for about a year or so.
